Every current Premier League club's worst manager in history

Being a Premier League manager is a dream for many, with the fame, prestige, and salary making the position one of the most prestigious in the sports world. Still, sometimes, you reach the pinnacle of your career and don’t succeed from there, and that’s who we will be focusing on today!

A fifth-placed finish in his only season in charge, plus no real progress in the cups, saw Bruce Rioch unceremoniously dumped just 12 months into his Arsenal career. He did leave a lasting legacy at the club, having signed Dennis Bergkamp and opening the door for Arsène Wenger.

There are good arguments for Dean Smith and Remi Garde too, but given how bad Villa were doing when Gerrard was in charge, it’s hard to argue against him. His successor, Unai Emery, turned the club around with the same squad almost immediately, to the point where they are now in the Champions League and a feared opponent. Tough look for Stevie G.

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Per Football365, Parker is not only Bournemouth’s worst manager, he is the worst manager ever in the Premier League based on points per game. Bournemouth’s squad during his reign was not good, but he struggled to make any improvements and was fired after little over a year in charge.

David Webb was the Brentford manager during the mid-90s and even was a part owner at one point. However, his tenure in charge did not go well after first, failing to get the club promoted to the old Division One (now the Championship), and secondly, relegating the Bees into Division Three (now League Two) before selling the club amidst protests from fans.

Liverpool legend Sami Hyypia was hired to manage Brighton in 2014 after a short stint managing Bayer Leverkusen. His time in charge of the Seagulls did not go well, resigning after just six months in charge and one win in 18 games, per BBC Sport. His managing career never took off, just showing how difficult it can be.

Frank Lampard is one of the greatest players ever in the Premier League, playing a huge role in Chelsea’s era of dominance. He maybe should’ve left it at that, as his time as a manager was remarkably unsuccessful. His tactics were baffling, with a lack of clear identity, his two spells in charge (one as an interim) were nothing short of unspectacular.

Iain Dowie did a great job getting Crystal Palace promoted to the Premier League, unfortunately he struggled once there. Per Football 365, Dowie managed just .81 points per game during stints in charge of Palace, Charlton and Hull while in England’s top tier. That’s the fourth-worst mark in the history of the league.

Rafael Benitez has had a glittering managerial career, including stints in charge of Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Everton’s cross-town rivals, Liverpool. Rafa only lasted six months in charge at Goodison Park, with his team struggling and looking a likely relegation candidate.

We’ll let Fulham-centric blog Fulhamish explain this one, "Magath’s tactics were outdated, and his man-management methods were, quite simply, bizarre." The German, who earned the nickname 'The Last Dictator,' apparently once told player Brede Hangeland to rub cheese on his leg to help recovery…

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Ipswich haven’t spent much time in the Premier League, and it’s tough to include the manager who got them relegated, George Burley, on this list given he led the club to a fifth-place finish in 2000/01. Instead, we are going with Paul Jewell who boasts the worst win percentage in Ipswich history with 34%, per Football League World.

It was always going to be tough to replace the talented Enzo Maresca when he left for Chelsea, but the Foxes would have been hoping for more from the experienced Steve Cooper. Cooper was sacked just five months into his role in charge, having won just 2 out of his team’s first 12 games, with the club firmly in a relegation battle.

By all account, Roy Hodgon is one of the nicest men in football, and his experience is unquestioned. However, it always felt a strange pairing between him and Liverpool, and it proved to be so. His big Summer signings were, Raul Meireles, Joe Cole, Christian Poulsen, Paul Konchesky, Brad Jones, Danny Wilson, Jonjo Shelvey and Milan Jovanovic, who are mostly not Liverpool standard. He barely lasted half a season in charge.

Before the influx of Abu Dhabi cash, Manchester City had been an unsuccessful Premier League club. Whilst that is certainly not all Alan Ball’s fault, he didn’t help much! The 1995/96 season saw Ball lead his team to relegation, and he resigned just three games into the following season.

David Moyes is one of the Premier League’s stalwarts, and we’re glad to see him back in charge of Everton. However, his time as the United manager was about as bad as it gets. Handed a poisoned chalice as the chosen successor to Alex Ferguson, Moyes struggled, missing the Champions League for the first time since 1995.

Joe Kinnear was nothing but entertaining as the Newcastle manager. Famously, he called a journalist the c-word in a press conference and referred to Charles N’Zogbia as 'Insomnia.' His performances on the pitch weren’t much better, leaving the club in a perilous position before being forced to leave the club on health grounds. Alan Shearer took charge and saw the club get relegated.

David Platt enjoyed a successful career as a player, including a brief stint at Forest. He later went back to the City Ground in a player-manager role and failed to impress. His stint was marked by a series of bad signings, plunging the club into debt, per the Nottingham Post. Platt later sued the club for a bonus he believed he was due after his departure…

Russell Martin is clearly a principled man who believed in his style of play. Which we respect and understand. It’s just if your style of play could possibly lead to the worst points finish in Premier League history, maybe you need to be a little pragmatic.

Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho both called out Spurs for a lack of ambition and success during their spells in charge, and yet neither come close to being as bad as Santini. The Frenchman lasted just 13 games before falling out with director of football Frank Arnesen and resigning.

Avram Grant had just led Portsmouth to a last-placed finish (with a points deduction out of his hands) when he was hired by West Ham. The following season, the Hammers finished bottom with no points deduction to speak of. Per Planet Football, Grant’s West Ham picked up one point from their last eight games!

Per Molineux News, Gary O’Neil has the worst win percentage in Wolves’ modern history at 33.3%. He also oversaw the worst defence in the Premier League this season. He was let go just a few months into his second season in charge with the club in the mix of a relegation scrap.

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